Mechanic notices the airbus A319 right main landing gear sidestay; lower cardan joint clearance was out of limits; on a newly received medium large transport.

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Attributes
ACN	785779
Time
Date	200803
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	785779
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Right-hand main landing gear sidestay lower cardan joint clearance out of limits on newly received main landing gear. Better quality control or they need to test fit and torque before making serviceable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECHANIC NOTICES THE AIRBUS A319 RIGHT MAIN LNDG GEAR SIDESTAY; LOWER CARDAN JOINT CLEARANCE WAS OUT OF LIMITS; ON A NEWLY RECEIVED MLG.

Narrative: R-HAND MAIN LNDG GEAR SIDESTAY LOWER CARDAN JOINT CLRNC OUT OF LIMITS ON NEWLY RECEIVED MAIN LNDG GEAR. BETTER QUALITY CTL OR THEY NEED TO TEST FIT AND TORQUE BEFORE MAKING SERVICEABLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.